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when they may be turned into the borders 
of the flower garden. TYhere masses of 
any particular colour are desired, it may 
be necessary to strike cuttings in sum¬ 
mer of the particular kinds required, 
and preserve them through the winter 
along with other plants of like nature, 
that in the succeeding season the colour 
may be ensured; but where the shade 
of colour is immaterial, or a mixture 
wanted, it is quite unnecessary to take 
this trouble. They arrow with great 
luxuriance in anv good garden soil, but 
when in pots stand better in loamy earth 
than any other. 
PEYROUSIA (De Caxdolle.) Nat. 
Ord. Iridaceae. Very pretty bulbous- 
rooted plants from the Cape of Good 
Hope, with blue or violet-coloured 
flowers. They require precisely the 
treatment recommended for Ixias, and 
are well worth cultivation. 
PHACA (Lure.) Yat. Ord. Legumi- 
iwsce. Showy border plants, suitable for 
the front of shrubbery borders, as they 
are quite hardy, and grow in almost any 
soil; their flowers are of many shades of 
white, yellow, rose, or purple. 
PHAIUS f'LouREiEo.) Yat. Or. Or¬ 
chid acecs. These are handsome free- 
flowering Orchids, of easy management ; 
they should be potted in peat, moss, 
and broken potsherds; in winter, or 
when at rest, they should be kept in a 
low temperature, such as that of the 
greenhouse, and while there should be 
nearly dry. In early spring repot them, 
and return them to the stove, where thev 
soon grow and ultimately flower; plenty 
of pot room should be given to all the 
species. P. Wallichianus is one of the 
finest ; P. alius may be propagated by 
cuttings of the stems. 
PHALJEY'OPSIS (Blexte.) Yat. 
Ord. Orchidacea . One of the most 
magnificent of the order; the flowers 
are borne from five to fifteen in num¬ 
ber, on a half pendent spike ; they are 
nearly circular in outline, about two 
inches and a half in diameter, of a pure 
white, the central portion being marked 
with delicate streaks of crimson; the 
sepals and petals are thick and leathery, 
and, as the name implies, a fancied re¬ 
semblance may be traced between the 
flowers of this plant and a large white 
moth. There is but one species (P. 
amabilis) known, of which, however, 
there are two varieties, the one having 
broader leaves and more colour on the 
lip than the other. In culture the spe¬ 
cies requires very high treatment ; it 
should be grown in the hottest part of 
the house with an abundant supply of 
moisture, especially in the form of va¬ 
pour, while in an active state; at other 
times the quantity of each should be 
moderately reduced ; in summer, when 
the plant is growing, the thermometer 
should range between ?0 C and 90° and 
the hygrometer from 20° to 10° ; here it 
will grow rapidly, and consequently 
flower in perfection; it may be regarded 
as a very liberal bloomer. 
PHARJ3ITIS (Choisy.) Yat. Order 
Conzohulacere. A section of the genus 
IgomcBa containing several very hand¬ 
some species, particularly P. Learii, one 
of the finest of our tender climbing 
plants; the hundreds of large deep blue 
flowers which an established specimen 
(in a stove or intermediate house will 
produce annually is really surprising; 
its branches will extend over a space of 
: sixty or seventy square feet in a season, 
and the greater part will be a mass of 
blue flowers when the sun shines. All 
I the species thrive in a mixture of peat 
and loam; three or four are hardy, but 
the remainder require at least a good 
greenhouse to produce flowers. The an¬ 
nual species should be sown in March, 
not sooner, on a brisk hotbed, and after¬ 
wards receive the ordinary treatment of 
tender annuals; the perennial species 
' require to be cut back in the autumn, 
! and kept dormant through the winter. 
PHASEOUTS (Lixx.) Yat. Order 
Legurninosa! . This genus contains a few 
ornamental plants, the remainder being 
; agricultural or culinary vegetables; among 
the latter is the well-known kidney-bean; 
, of the former P. caracala is the most 
remarkable, on account of its singularly 
twisted vexillum and keel, the appear- 
j ance of which has induced the popular 
name, snail-flower ; it is a stove-climber, 
and like the rest of the species delights 
